Amazing Facts About The American Diet You Need To Know

If you are wondering about the reasons for the alarming increase in obesity numbers and the rise of many health-related issues in America, look no further. A friend, Steve in Houston, Texas who is on a health kick as he calls it sent Kim Knight these alarming figures recently.

The Average American consumes the following in a year:

750 Dough nuts
60 Pounds Cake and Cookies
23 Gallons Ice Cream
7 Pounds Potato Chips
23 Pounds Candy
200 Stick Gum
400 Servings Soda
90 Pounds Fat
140 Pounds Refined Sugar

Of all Americans:

41% Dont eat any fruit
82 % Dont eat any cruciferous vegetables
72 % Dont eat Vitamin C rich foods
80 % Dont eat Vitamin A rich foods
84 % Dont eat enough high fiber grain food
92% Dont get R commended Dietary Allowance of Essential Nutrients

Top Ten Grocery Items in America:
1) Marlboro Cigarettes
2) Coke Classic
3) Pepsi Cola
4) Kraft Processed Cheese
5) Diet Coke
6) Campbell's Soup
7) Budweiser Beer
8) Tide Detergent
9) Folgers Coffee
10) Winston Cigarettes

Resulting Medical Cost:

Cost of $1.5 Trillion per year on medical care
$12 Billion on Medical Research
Diabetes has doubled in past ten years (20 40 million)
Diabetes costs $105 Billion a year
Certain Cancers Increasing
General poor health (fatigue, sleep disorders, depression etc)

What choices are you making? Are you living a quality life and how can your eating habits help you achieve this? By being aware, you can make the healthy choices that can help you live a life of energy, vitality and confidence.

If you are really want to live healthily and at your ideal weight, contact Kim Knight for a non-dieting program that supports a lifestyle you deserve.

Kim Knight, The Success Weight Loss Coach, has helped a number of clients target and reach their goals. The Weight Loss Coach is not only a sought-after trusted and inspirational coach. She has also written EBooks for all those who want to help themselves or support others. There are many successful clients whose friends and family are amazed at finding out that someone else coached them on their overall transformation. For more.netrmation, visit Kims site at -click here

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